Soap-mold.



NQ. 695,027. Patent-ed Mar. n, 19.02;.

w. Bamm SABHULU (Appumion mea .my s1., 1901.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WASHINGTON BERRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SOAP-MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Parent Ivo. 695,027, dated March 1 1, 1902.

Application filed July 3l, 1901.

T0 all whom t n'ftctyconccrc:

Be it known that I, WASHINGTON BERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedA certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Molds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of apparatus which is used in the production of bars of soap containing inserts or floats centered and symmetrically spaced within said bars insuch manner that said bars may be cut into cakes, each containing The object of my invention is to simplify the manufacture lof cakes of soaphaving inserts properly centered therein.

Another object of my invention. is to 'devise apparatus .for the production of such cakes of soap which shall be'strong, simple, and inexpensive.- l

' These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichy Figure 1 indicates a vertical sectional view of my improved mold, containing a number of inserts mounted and spaced upon a mounting-rod. Fig. 2 indicates a plan view of the cap or cover of my mold. Fig. 3 is a plan view of my spacing device. Fig. a is a crosssectional view of the .spacing device on the line l 4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a similar sec tion on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Like letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A indicates a cylinder or tube, which may be formed of thin sheet metal. The lower end of this cylinder may be inserted in a cake of soap or similar material.

In the preferred form of my mold, as shown in Fig. l, the lower end of the cylinder A is mounted upon a base-block B, in which is embedded a packing-ring O of rubber or like material. Upon the base-block B isjmounted a base-plate D, having a screw-threaded central opening d for engaging the screw-threaded lower end of the rod E, upon which are mounted the inserts F. The upper end of the rod E passes through a central opening in the cap or cover G and engages a knob or senti No. 70,364. on moda.;

handle H. The cap G is preferably formed with an annular shoulder g, which lits Within the upper end of the cylinder A, and with an annular flange g', which extends over the end lof the cylinder A.

For stiening the cylinder A, as well as for providing a convenient means for holding it when the molded soap is to be forced out of .the cylinder, the cylinder A may be provided with flanged rings a b. Thecap or cover G is provided with an annular opening g2.

My spacing device consists of a trough-like block I, which is provided on its upper face with a longitudinal groove, which is preferably V-shaped. In this groove are located movable spacing-blocks J, provided with open slots j.

'In preparing my mold the T'spacingi-blocks J are set in position in the trough I, and one of the inserts F is placed between every two of the spacing-blocks. YThe contour of the bottom of the trough I will serve to properly center each'of the inserts F, and after the inserts arein place and the spacing-blocks'and slotsj and away from the spacing-blocks.

The rod E is then inserted in the cylinder A, and the lower end thereof being screwed into the screw-threaded opening ol in the baseplate D the flange of the cover G is thereby drawn tightly against the upper end of the cylinder A, and the lower end of the cylinder A is forced into tight contact with the packing-ring O. Liquid soap'is now poured into the mold through the opening gli. l/Vhen the soap hardens, the rodY E is unscrewed from the base-plate D and is withdrawn from the mold and from the inserts F. The cylinder A is thereby disengaged from the base-block B and from the cap G and is left filled with a bar of soap containing the inserts F accurately centered and spaced therein. This bar of soap may now be forced out of the IOO mold by any convenient means and cut into cakes, each containing an insert, which cakes may be subsequently pressed into any desired shape, such pressing serving to close the small opening through the cake left by the withdrawal of the rod E.

Of course the block I may be grooved in various shapes, as may be deemed convenient or expedient or as may be required by the dierent contours of the inserts which may be used. So, also, the contour and position of the spacing-blocks J may be varied or the trough I and spacing-blocks may be formedy of one piece, in which event the spaces between'the spacing-blocks Will be represented by cross-grooves in the trough I, intersected by one long central groove corresponding to the slotj'. So, also, the broad idea of my invention may be utilized by using a Wire, cord, or similar means for supporting the inserts, as Well as for tightly securing the ends of the mold in place; but these and similar modifications are contemplated by my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a soap-mold, the combination with a casing, of an insert-support, means for securing said support in a desired position in said casing, and a plurality of inserts strung upon said support, substantially as described.

'2. In a soap-mold', the combination with a casing, of a support extending centrally therethrough,and a plurality of inserts mount ed and regularly spaced apart upon said support and within said casing, substantially as described.

3. In a soap-mold, the combination with a base of a plate mounted thereon, a casing extending over said base-plate and engaging said base, a rod extending centrally through said casing, a -top plate mounted upon said rod, means upon said rod for engaging said base-plate and a plurality of inserts mounted directly upon said rod, substantially as described.

4. The combination With a soap-mold, of a spacing device comprising a trough and a plurality of adjustable slotted spacing-blocks, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a soap-mold of a spacing device, comprising a longitudinal block, a plurality of transverse slots therein, said slots being accurately spaced apart and a central longitudinal slot, substantially as described.

6. In a soap-mold, the combination with a base, a casing mounted thereon, a rod extending longitudinally through said casing,

a top plate carried by said rod, means upon said rod for engaging said base, and a plurality of inserts mounted upon said rod, sub-v stantially as described.

, WASHINGTON BERRY. Witnesses:

M. E.SHIELDS, E. J. GRIDLEY. 

